DKH01-049_tapuka_1 - Tapuka oluka koy kuriapongoy ‘Old man climbing up a coconut tree’

This string figure represents an old man climbing up a coconut tree. The figure itself is especially entertaining because the figure of the ‘man’ is moved up and down the ‘trunk’. The string figure-maker says that the man is climbing the coconut tree, reaches the top, pulls off a coconut, and climbs down again. As this ‘climbing’ with the figure is a lot of fun, the string figure-maker does it several times, saying: “… and he’s going up again…” Image: 02: tapuka oluka koy kuriapongon ‘old man climbing a coconut tree’, final design . Language as given: Awiakay

本绳结造型描绘的是一位老者攀爬椰子树的场景。该造型极具趣味性，其中“老者”的形象可沿“树干”上下移动。绳结制作者介绍称，该造型可完整呈现老者攀爬椰子树、抵达树顶摘下椰子后再下树的过程。由于该造型的“攀爬”环节乐趣十足，制作者会多次演示该流程，并口中念叨：“……他又往上爬啦……”。图片：02：tapuka oluka koy kuriapongon《老者攀椰树》最终设计稿。所用语言：阿维亚凯语（Awiakay）。